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Bath Rugby - Club news feeden-gbTue, 31 Mar 15 21:48:49 +0100Tue, 31 Mar 15 21:48:49 +010060Join the Bath Rugby coaches in Dublin
As a thank you for travelling out to Dublin to support the team in their European Rugby Champions Cup Quarter Final this Saturday, Bath Rugby would like to invite you to an exclusive event on Friday 3rd April with the coaches, the night before the big game.

Hosted in the Orion Suite of the Spencer Hotel, you can hear the thoughts of Mike Ford, Neal Hatley and Darren Edwards about how the preparations for facing Leinster have gone, as well as having the opportunity to put your questions to them.

Doors open at 18.45 ahead of a 19.00 start, with the evening lasting two hours. The bar will be open throughout the evening, unlike most places in Dublin on Good Friday.

Places are limited and are available at £25pp on a first come, first served basis (subject to availability). This includes entrance to the event, light bites and drinks (beer, lager, cider, house wines and soft drinks).

To book your tickets please call the Bath RugbyTicket Office on 0844 448 1865 from 09.15 on Wednesday 1st April (tomorrow). Booking closes 16.00 on Thursday or when all the places are allocated.

Atkins, Frost and Mercer are joined in the squad by another Academy teammate, Jack Edmondson, who features on the bench. Englan U18 started the tournament with an impressive 85-5 win against Portugal last Friday, a game in which Mercer scored two tries.

"It's important for us to carry the momentum from the Portugal fixture into the game against France. I thought we showed real positivity to go out there and play like we did." said Head Coach John Fletcher.

"France will provide strong opposition tomorrow so we'll need to continue to improve and to step up another level and I've every confidence that the team can do that."

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http://www.bathrugby.com/news/club-news/atkins-frost-and-mercer-to-start-for-england-18-in-franceMon, 30 Mar 15 21:02:08 +0100Gloucester match now SOLD OUT - Hospitality still available!
Bath Rugby's final Aviva Premiership game against West Country rivals, Gloucester Rugby on Saturday 16th May is now sold out.

Tickets to the Rec have been selling fast all season, but there are still some remaining for our penultimate Aviva Premiership home game against London Irish on Friday 24th April, kick-off 19.45. Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone by calling 0844 448 1865 or in person at the Ticket Office. You'll have to be quick though, limited tickets remain!

Please note, the Ticket Office are not expecting any returns for the Gloucester game, but should some become available we will publish the information on bathrugby.com.

Hospitality at the Cowshed still available!

This great hospitality package at the Cowshed, Bath includes a two course meal, match tickets and post-match invite to join us at the Pavilion for live music and a chance to meet some of the Bath Rugby Squad.

The package includes;

A superb two course lunch

Beers, wines and soft drinks for two hours pre-match

Player Q&A session and preview of the match

Open match tickets in the East Stand

Matchday programmes

Post-match access to the Pavilion for live music and opportunities to meet some of the players.

The cost of this package is £120 + vat per person

For more details on this package please call us on 01225 325200 (option 2) or email us at hospitality@bathrugby.com.

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http://www.bathrugby.com/news/club-news/gloucester-match-sold-outMon, 30 Mar 15 15:15:00 +0100Aviva 10th Judge: Have Your Say on Player of the MonthJoin the voting as Aviva's 10th Judge and have your say on who should be the Aviva Premiership Player of the Month for March.

With the RBS 6 Nations coming to a conclusion, Aviva Premiership Rugby returns with a bang this weekend. However, March saw some exciting domestic performances across Aviva Premiership Rugby and the LV Cup.

In Bath's case, the team ground out an important home 12-3 win against Sale Sharks to end a run of three straight Premiership defeats, with the boot of Tom Homer to the fore as the fullback kicked all his side's point. Bath's pack was tenacious in battle with the dogged Sale forwards, winning several vital penalties in the scrum.

You can cast your vote for March by simply entering the name of the Aviva Premiership Rugby player who impressed you the most last month by visiting www.aviva.co.uk/10thjudge.

The player with the most fan votes will be put forward as the collective Aviva 10th Judge's vote.

Bringing fans closer to the action, Aviva will randomly choose one supporter who has cast a vote to receive four tickets to an Aviva Premiership Rugby match of their choice.*

Previous Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month awards have seen fans agree with the esteemed panel of nine members of the rugby media, influencing the winner of the coveted monthly award, and this month is no different – you can play a vital role in deciding which player comes out on top!

Good luck, and happy voting!

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http://www.bathrugby.com/news/club-news/aviva-10th-judge-have-your-say-on-player-of-the-monthMon, 30 Mar 15 15:14:27 +010037th CAMRA Bath Beer Festival back at the Rec
The Premier Lounge at the Rec will once again play host to the 37th Annual CAMRA Bath Beer Festival. The event takes place on Friday 10thand Saturday 11th April with over 35 real ales, plus at least six traditional ciders, available to sample.

On Friday, a live band will be playing throughout the evening and hot food will be available to purchase on both days.

In an exclusive offer for 2014/15 Season Ticket Holders, the Festival organisers are offering tickets priced at just £4.00 for the Saturday evening event, in addition to other benefits, including a souvenir glass, beer list and £2 beer tokens.

Discounts are also available for the Friday evening and Saturday lunchtime sessions, with ticket prices starting at just £8.00

All you need to do is show your 2014/15 season ticket card at the door.

For more information, please visit the CAMRA website. Tickets can also be ordered online in advance by clicking here.

We had a good couple of days training with Wigan Warriors this week.Going back to rugby league and seeing guys I played with in the past was good. It was a good couple of days. I've had a few of my old teammates asking what it's like in rugby union. Everybody wants to know the differences, and I'm sure the rugby union lads ask the league lads the same things.

You're always trying to find that one percent improvement. At Wigan, we did a lot of technical skills. I picked up one or two things that I haven't really been thinking about the last couple of years, and I'm sure the other players did too. If everybody picks up one new thing or finds it beneficial, that can only be good for the team. It can also be refreshing to be in a new environment. Getting away for a couple of days with all your teammates will help us finish the season strongly.

There's a massive emphasis on different parts of the game in league and union.What you get in rugby league you wouldn't get in union. It evens itself out: a player in one code might not be able to do something in the other, and vice versa. That said, you can always pick up tips doing different things with various clubs, as we have with Wigan.

It was brilliant to see my Bath teammates take their opportunity for England. Jonathan Joseph, for instance, hadn't been in the England team for a good while. For JJ to play every game in this Six Nations and perform the way he did was excellent. Dave Attwood has been there for the last eight or so games for England, and George and Anthony have been a revelation.

It can be a little bit frustrating training with England but not being named in the matchday squad. These things can turn around quickly. One minute you're not playing, one minute you are. You can't let it bother you, you've just got to play well for your club. That's what I want to do.

As a player, you can't even think about things such as media opinion. You just concentrate on the opinions of the people who count, who have your best interests at heart. I think we can achieve something special here with Bath, so that's my only concern right now.

I can't wait to get back out on the field against London Welsh this weekend. You always want to play, which is the reason you train all week. You've got to use your time wisely, and I think we've done that. We've had some injuries and players get niggles, so it's beneficial to have time off to get those sorted ahead of the run-in towards the end of the season.

The last time we played at the Kassam we got beat, so we're ready for Sunday. We know London Welsh are scrapping it out at the bottom of the league and what people say about them not having won yet this season, but if you take any team lightly in this league you'll pay the consequences. So we've been preparing for this match for the last two weeks.

We've got some good, but tough, games coming up in the Aviva Premiership. The whole team is back in place and everybody's fighting for a place in that squad. The skill level and the training is going up another level. It's going to be a good ten weeks.

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http://www.bathrugby.com/news/club-news/were-ready-for-sunday-says-eastmondFri, 27 Mar 15 14:49:00 +0000Grewcock and Moody head North for charity
Bath Rugby Academy Director and World Cup winner Danny Grewcock will shortly be embarking on another extreme challenge for charity: headnorth, a 100km trek from Ice Camp Barneo to the Geographic North Pole, the highest point of Planet Earth.

Danny will be joined on this gruelling expedition by fellow World Cup winners Lewis Moody and Josh Lewsey, two Royal Marines and Y.CO co-founders Gary Wright and Charlie Birkett and Director Yacht Management Yves Damette. The team will be led by experienced North Pole explorer Alan Chambers MBE.

By taking on this epic test, the group are aiming to raise a minimum of £250,000, which will be split between two charities: The Lewis Moody Foundation and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF).

The Lewis Moody Foundation helps families affected by serious illness, offering days out and one-off experiences for children and their families, and funds scientific research through The Brain Tumour Charity, aimed at saving young lives.

The RMCTF provides a better quality of life to serving and retired Royal Marines and their families, and helps the wounded and injured, particularly as the most severely injured begin their transition into civilian life.

The trek traverses over 100km of shifting sea ice and is a huge challenge for all involved. After acclimatisation in the relative civilisation of Barneo, the team will trek for 10 days northwards, to Latitude 90° North, a total distance of around 100km, 60 nautical miles. The group will battle over a constantly moving ice flow through an unpredictable polar climate pulling 50kg sledges. Temperatures are between -30 and -35ºC and there is a constant threat of polar bear attacks and storms.

This journey is one of the most extreme tests of physical and psychological endurance that humans can experience - watch our exclusive BRtv video with Danny and Lewis to hear more about why they are undertaking their biggest challenge to date.

The teams first worked together last year when the Warriors travelled down to the South West of England in August. Back then, Wigan were nearing the end of their First Utility Super League campaign and the Aviva Premiership was getting underway for Bath.

Now with the roles reversed, both head coaches felt it was an ideal time to train together again.

Mike Ford, Head Coach at Bath, said: "We've got a lot out of it. If you've been watching Bath play over the last 18 months, we've been very much playing like a rugby league team.

"What's happened in rugby union in the last 10 years is that a lot of rugby league coaches have gone over to work in defence and they put in some good systems which take some breaking down. So we need some rugby league attacking ideas to break down the rugby league defences these guys, including myself, have put in.

"What we learn from Wigan is the actual detail on the execution. We've learned loads this week, like we did last August when Shaun came down to Bath. We're really grateful to Shaun and to Wigan for this opportunity."

Wigan Head Coach, Shaun Wane, added: "They looked after us last year down in Bath, I was really impressed with the facilities and when we came back we went on a decent run in the play-offs and it paid off. This was sorted a few months ago. We wanted to return the favour and we've had a great couple of days together. We're running against players that don't know our systems so it's been really beneficial. To have people like Sam Burgess, Mike Ford and Kyle Eastmond here has been great and we've really enjoyed it."

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http://www.bathrugby.com/news/club-news/codes-collide-in-wiganThu, 26 Mar 15 10:26:00 +0000Season Ticket Holder Evening InvitationBath Rugby would like to invite our Season Ticket Holders to an evening with some of our First Team Coaches and Players, from 19.00 on Wednesday 8th April and Thursday 9th April*.

Hosted in the Illustrious Suite at the Rec, you will hear from both the coaching staff and Club management on a very exciting end to the season and plans for the future as we head into our historic 150th year.

You can put your questions to the players in a Q&A and, at the end of the evening, have the chance to chat to our panel and get autographs and photos. So, if you want to hear everything from their views on the season so far to the upcoming Rugby World Cup and beyond, this evening is not to be missed.

There will be a cash bar as well as tea and coffee available, with doors opening at 18.45.

If you are interested in attending please register below for your preferred night by Tuesday 31st March.

First name

Last name

Client Ref No.

Email

Preferred Date

*As we are expecting a high demand for places and to allow for as many of our Season Ticket Holders to attend we are holding two evenings. Please select which evening you would like to attend when registering.
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http://www.bathrugby.com/news/club-news/season-ticket-holder-evening-invitationWed, 25 Mar 15 16:39:00 +0000Bath Rugby Legends Evening 2015 – Four tables remaining!
On Friday 15th May, Bath's Pavilion will be taken over by a whole host of Bath Rugby favourites, including: Mark ‘Ronnie’ Regan, Steve Ojomoh, David Flatman, Lewis Moody and Danny Grewcock. Our 2015 Legends Evening is a fantastic evening of fun and entertainment - a must for any rugby supporter!

The evening will start with a past player hosting your table while you enjoy a delicious two-course meal. Then it's over to the ‘Legends’ as they each pit their wits against each other in a series of games to determine who are the Ultimate Bath Rugby Legends: the ‘Amateurs’ or the ‘Professionals’.

Inhibitions (on the players’ behalf) should be left at the door and guests can expect a night of hilarity and an insight into the lives of former rugby players.

The cost of the evening is just £69 per person to join shared tables (or £650 for tables of ten) but hurry, only four tables remain.

For more details or to book please call the Hospitality Team on 01225 325200 (option 2) or email us at hospitality@bathrugby.com/